Graphic Organizers

Graphic Organizers



This pdf file contains 8 extremely helpful graphic organizers. The first graphic organizer is a cause and effect which can be used in all content areas. The second graphic organizer is a venn diagram where students compare and contrast two items similarities and differences. This graphic organizer can also be used in other contents. The third graphic organizer is a concept map. Students fill this graphic organizer to help organize a "big picture" like a unit, standard, or process. The fourth graphic organizer is drawing conclusion from the text. While reading students will write text clues, what they already know, and form a conclusion. The fifth graphic organizer is identifying the author purpose. Students will keep this graphic organizer and all text read students will clasify inform, entertain, or persuade. The sixth graphic organizer is about finding the main idea and supporting details. This helps students orgainze either their own thoughts with writing or what they have read. The seventh graphic organizer is about making inferences in the text. Students will fill out clues from the story and prior background knowledge. By putting those two rows together students can make inferences about the story. The final graphic organizer is about summarizing the important ideas in the story. Students will pick out up to 4 important ideas and from there form a summary of what they read.



The story mapping graphic organizer helps students organize a story's theme, setting, problem, characters, and solution. Students of all abilities can map out any story to better comprehend the text.


This graphic organizer is used to compare and contrast two separate topics. Rather than using a venn diagram with confusing overlapping circles; students list out the differences side by side of each topic. This graphic organizer is ideal for persuasive papers and can be used in every content not just reading/language arts.


The hand graphic organizer is my favorite because there are endless possibilities. The clarifying hand is great for clarifying or questioning roles for reciprocal teaching or before, during, and after reading questioning. Also, this graphic organizer could be used in other content areas to remind students to get all the facts.